Drake Lindsey holds the QB · Starter spot in Minnesota Golden Gophers’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Drake Lindsey logged a 53.3% overall usage rate in 2025.

Drake Lindsey is a redshirt sophomore quarterback for Minnesota who hails from Fayetteville, Arkansas. He redshirted in 2024 after appearing in three games and completing 4-of-5 passes for 50 yards and one touchdown. In his 2025 freshman season, Lindsey started all 13 games and led the Golden Gophers to eight wins, a program record for freshman quarterback victories. He completed 249-of-386 passes for 2,382 yards with 18 touchdowns against six interceptions, posting a .632 completion percentage. His TD-to-INT ratio of 3.00 tied for third all-time at Minnesota in a single season. Lindsey also rushed for four touchdowns and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.